Specialization Compulsory Requirements

32901    Advanced Analytical Statistics

This course aims to review the statistical methods that are based on the analysis of variance in research problems related to the designs of experiments. It also addresses the statistical methods used in analyzing the data of the completely randomized design (CRD), the repeated measures design, the group processors design, the global designs, the split-plot design, the Latin square design, and the method of ANCOVA

32902    Contemporary Issues in Psychology

This course is concerned with presenting a group of locally and internationally common contemporary issues in psychology. It aims to familiarize students with how to deal with all modern psychological issues, resulting from the rapid changes and developments in world nowadays. This course provides a set of modern strategies in dealing with psychological and social issues, situations and cases so that students will be able to understand, analyze and describe human behavior, predict expected changes as a result of rapid developments, identify the motives responsible for these behaviors, and design developmental, preventive and treatment plans for various psychological cases.

32903    Psychological Disorders,  Diagnosis and Treatment

This course aims at identifying the diagnostic methods used in psychological counseling, such as the diagnostic interview, standards and tests that can be employed in the counseling process and in other areas such as school and family. Recent trends in dealing with and treating disorders will be considered, and practical training opportunities in studying, diagnosing and treating psychological disorders (childhood and adolescence disorders, schizophrenia, psychotic disorders, cognitive disorders, personality disorders, gender and sexual role disorders) will be made available for the students

31904    Qualitative Research

This course aims to equip students with the essential skills to conduct and implement qualitative research. It offers theoretical and practical depth in research methods and analysis specific to qualitative approaches, such as data collection, interpretation, and research design. The course will familiarize students with the various qualitative research methods, enabling them to grasp the theoretical and applied aspects of these procedures. Additionally, students will be trained to integrate qualitative and quantitative research methods, while gaining exposure to key research and studies in this field.

32905    Special Topics in Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology

This course deals with the various higher mental processes such as perception, thinking, remembering, attention, processing information within the brain, the mechanism of brain function, the effect of distorted cognition on memory and individual behavior, forgetting and its various applications in public life, and studying recent trends in cognitive psychology, especially with regard to human brain functioning, the effect of distorted perception on information storage, the effect of thinking on brain functioning and its reflection on individual behavior. It also deals with human behavior's characteristics, theories, and influencing factors

32906    Field Applications in Psychology

This course aims to provide students with field and practical experience in counseling psychology. This course is the practical application of information and theoretical frameworks that the student has studied, by distributing students to specialized centers for field practical training on the counseling process and all its contents, with no less than (400 training hours) under the supervision and guidance of the instructor.

32907    Field Training in Educational and Psychological  Counseling

This course deals with the steps and procedures of writing and defending the doctoral dissertation, starting from determining and selecting the dissertation problem, and ending with presenting and discussing the results. By the end of the course, the student will have designed a complete dissertation project plan

32999    Dissertation

This is a compulsory requirement to obtain the doctoral degree in psychology, with a weight equivalent to (18) credit hours. Firstly, the candidate submits a dissertation proposal to a joint committee from the two universities for assessment. If approved, the candidate may officially register the Ph.D. dissertation under the supervision of a faculty member from one of the two universities. The supervisors shall hold the rank of a professor or associate professor. A second supervisor may be appointed, depending on what the Program Committee deems appropriate. The doctoral dissertation shall present a new addition to educational knowledge, particularly in the field of psychology, and shall address counseling and educational issues. Once the dissertation writing is finished, the candidate can submit it for defense before an academic committee of four members with the ranks of a professor or an associate professor. One of the appointed committee members shall be an external examiner from outside the two universities

32920    Qualifying Exam

This exam is compulsory for all Ph.D. program students who wish to fulfill the requirements of the doctorate degree. Students can take it after successfully completing all the compulsory courses. The exam sessions, components and technical procedures are determined by the postgraduate committee in each university. Students who scores 75% or more in this exam shall be eligible to begin writing their Ph.D. thesis. Students may take the exam twice only; they may retake the exam after no less than one semester from the first attempt. Students who fail to score 75% in the exam twice, shall be dismissed from the program

99000    English Language

This course is designed to enhance students' understanding of general and specialized terminology relevant to their field of study through carefully selected readings. The focus will be on integrating academic and professional vocabulary while strengthening students' conversational and discussion skills through collaborative work in small groups. Additionally, the course will focus on refining writing skills, particularly the ability to compose clear and concise paragraphs on various topics related to the program